Sorry i haven't posted yet, school is a pain EDIT: On this new faction, i can assume Humans have never encountered them before? Ohhh my that might be fun, once the IMIB understands they are building a gate there are only two options, strike a deal to reap the profits from access to Hau markets or obliterate the gate to ensure that the IMIB remains one of the largest resource acquisition alliances in human space. Marco certainly would go for a peaceful solution, but Mira would get the IMIB governing body involved which could make things [i]very[/i] interesting.